Volume 14 - Issue 8 - August 2006
Legal Ease
09/04/2008
Perhaps you’ve read “Freakonomics,” or seen the Academy Award-winning movie “A Beautiful Mind”, or heard a broadcast on National Public Radio detailing human motivations explained by math or economics? Or, maybe you’ve heard jargon tossed...
Perhaps you’ve read “Freakonomics,” or seen the Academy Award-winning movie “A Beautiful Mind”, or heard a broadcast on National Public Radio detailing human motivations explained by math or economics? Or, maybe you’ve heard jargon tossed...
Perhaps you’ve read...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Prescribing — or Not Prescribing — Isotretinoin in Today’s Regulatory Climate
A candid conversation between two leading dermatologists.
Dr. Del Rosso: With many acne patients who have refractory acne, at some point they are likely to...
Prescribing — or Not Prescribing — Isotretinoin in Today’s Regulatory Climate
A candid conversation between two leading dermatologists.
Dr. Del Rosso: With many acne patients who have refractory acne, at some point they are likely to...
Prescribing — or Not Prescribing...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Feature Story
09/04/2008
On a Saturday morning in early July, dermatologist Robert Greenberg, M.D., made an unplanned trip to his Vernon, CT, office, at 5:30 a.m. before leaving for vacation. He wanted to ensure that one of his female patients on isotretinoin — who...
On a Saturday morning in early July, dermatologist Robert Greenberg, M.D., made an unplanned trip to his Vernon, CT, office, at 5:30 a.m. before leaving for vacation. He wanted to ensure that one of his female patients on isotretinoin — who...
On a Saturday morning in early...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Rosacea is among the most common conditions treated by dermatologists. In a non-selected population of 809 office employees in Sweden (454 women and 355 men), 81 people were diagnosed as having rosacea, with a prevalence of 10% (women 14%,...
Rosacea is among the most common conditions treated by dermatologists. In a non-selected population of 809 office employees in Sweden (454 women and 355 men), 81 people were diagnosed as having rosacea, with a prevalence of 10% (women 14%,...
Rosacea is among the most common...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Acne and Rosacea continue to be frustrating conditions to control for both patients and physicians. And while the issue of antibiotic resistant strains of Propionibacterium acnes hangs on the dermatological horizon like a dark cloud, there is...
Acne and Rosacea continue to be frustrating conditions to control for both patients and physicians. And while the issue of antibiotic resistant strains of Propionibacterium acnes hangs on the dermatological horizon like a dark cloud, there is...
Acne and Rosacea continue to be...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
Post-acne scarring is a very distressing and difficult problem for physicians and patients alike. Recently, newer techniques and modifications to older ones may make this problem more manageable. Patients suffer from a variety of post-acne...
Post-acne scarring is a very distressing and difficult problem for physicians and patients alike. Recently, newer techniques and modifications to older ones may make this problem more manageable. Patients suffer from a variety of post-acne...
Post-acne scarring is a very...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
Little is known about the extent and level of education provided to organ transplant recipients and their families regarding these patients’ increased risk for developing non-melanoma skin cancers.
To try and get a better sense of the...
Little is known about the extent and level of education provided to organ transplant recipients and their families regarding these patients’ increased risk for developing non-melanoma skin cancers.
To try and get a better sense of the...
Little is known about the extent...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
Patient presentation
A 38-year-old African-American female presented to the George Washington University Hospital with odynophagia and a facial rash that had been worsening for 2 months. Her past medical history was significant for 22...
Patient presentation
A 38-year-old African-American female presented to the George Washington University Hospital with odynophagia and a facial rash that had been worsening for 2 months. Her past medical history was significant for 22...
Patient presentation
A...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
How many times has a patient asked you whether the potato chips or Hershey bar he ate earlier in the week were the culprits behind his latest acne breakout? Or, maybe your rosacea patient heard that certain supplements would clear her skin...
How many times has a patient asked you whether the potato chips or Hershey bar he ate earlier in the week were the culprits behind his latest acne breakout? Or, maybe your rosacea patient heard that certain supplements would clear her skin...
How many times has a patient...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
He was a typical patient for my small-town clinic. A bit overweight perhaps, but hardworking, spending a lot of time outdoors. No, he didn’t normally wear a big floppy hat. Instead, his skin exhibited the usual signs of solar wear & tear:...
He was a typical patient for my small-town clinic. A bit overweight perhaps, but hardworking, spending a lot of time outdoors. No, he didn’t normally wear a big floppy hat. Instead, his skin exhibited the usual signs of solar wear & tear:...
He was a typical patient for my...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
